There are expectations that the National Assembly will pass the 2016 budget by February 26.

The Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation, Mr. Abdulmumin Jibrin, said in Abuja that the standing committees of the House working on the details of the budget had been instructed to stick to the budget size.

“The budget size will be retained. We have advised the committees to stick to the envelopes of the MDAs. The committees can move the money across the details of the budget to reflect areas of need,” Jibrin said.